June 28 (Reuters) - Online fast-fashion group Shein is keeping alive a fallback option to list in Hong Kong despite filing confidential paperwork earlier this month with the UK's financial regulator, Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.

Shein did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. (Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)